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- George_E._de_Silva abstract "George Edmund de Silva (1879 - 1950) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries in independent Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) (1947–1948), a Member of Parliament & State Council.He started his career as a journalist in the Ceylon Independent and in the Times Of Ceylon. Later he entered the Ceylon Law College and started a successful practice in Kandy.de Silva entered politics after he was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council in 1930. Later in 1931 he was elected to the State Council from the Central Province. Having being reelected, he was appointed Minister of Health. After Ceylon gained independence, de Silva was appointed to the D. S. Senanayake's cabinet as the first Minister for Industries and Fisheries. He was the President of the Ceylon National Congress.He is the father of, Fredrick de Silva, MBE who was the Mayor of Kandy, Member of Parliament and Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in France. His grandson is Sir Desmond de Silva, former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone. De Silva is also the granduncle of Lasantha Wickrematunge".
- George_E._de_Silva birthDate "1879".
- George_E._de_Silva birthYear "1879".
- George_E._de_Silva deathDate "1950".
- George_E._de_Silva deathYear "1950".
- George_E._de_Silva nationality Sri_Lanka.
- George_E._de_Silva orderInOffice "Former Cabinet Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries".
- George_E._de_Silva party United_National_Party.
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- George_E._de_Silva caption "George E. de Silva in the first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon".
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- George_E._de_Silva dateOfDeath "1950".
- George_E._de_Silva honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- George_E._de_Silva name "George E. de Silva".
- George_E._de_Silva name "de Silva, George E.".
- George_E._de_Silva nationality Sri_Lanka.
- George_E._de_Silva order "Former Cabinet Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries".
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- George_E._de_Silva termEnd "1948".
- George_E._de_Silva termStart "1947".
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- George_E._de_Silva comment "George Edmund de Silva (1879 - 1950) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries in independent Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) (1947–1948), a Member of Parliament & State Council.He started his career as a journalist in the Ceylon Independent and in the Times Of Ceylon.".
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- George_E._de_Silva depiction First_Cabinet_of_Ceylon.jpg.
- George_E._de_Silva givenName "George E.".
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- George_E._de_Silva name "George E. de Silva".
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